Coal India signed a Joint Venture agreement (JV) with GAIL for setting up a Coal to Synthetic Natural Gas plant through the surface coal gasification (SCG) technology route. This collaboration is a big step towards the National Coal Gasification Mission, which facilitates the utilisation of the chemical properties of coal.
The plant to come up in the Raniganj area of our subsidiary, Eastern Coalfields Limited, West Bengal, will produce 80000 Nm3/hr of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG). The annual production is slated at 633.6 million Nm3, requiring 1.9 million tonnes of coal, which we will supply.
Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) is a fuel gas predominantly consisting of methane, CH4 which is a feedstock for production of various chemicals and fertilizers.
Our Director (Business Development), Mr. Debasish Nanda, and Mr. R K Singhal, Director (Business Development) GAIL were the signatories on behalf of #CoalIndia and GAIL respectively.
Mr. Pankaj Jain, Secretary MoP&NG, Mr. M. Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Coal, Ms Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary (Coal) Mr. S K Gupta CMD GAIL were present on the occasion.
This JV aligns with the Nation’s broader energy strategy, which focusses on increasing the share of cleaner energy sources, reducing natural gas imports, and advancing the Atmanirbhar mission.
